New details emerge about Japan's notorious WWII germ warfare program
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- New details emerge about Japan's WWII germ warfare program, Unit 731, as military documents are released.
- A Chinese film about Unit 731's atrocities, '731 Biochemical Revelations,' was postponed, sparking online outcry.
- Hideo Shimizu, a 95-year-old former Unit 731 Youth Corps member, shares his shocking experiences and apologizes to China.
- Unit 731 conducted inhumane experiments, including live dissections and germ warfare, killing around 3,000 people.
- Japan's government has never apologized for Unit 731's actions, despite a 2002 court ruling acknowledging the crimes.
- Katsutoshi Takegami discovered his father served in Unit 1644, another biowarfare unit, and is researching its history.
- Researchers uncovered a network of Japanese germ warfare units across Asia, including Units 731, 1644, 8604, and 9420.
- The U.S. granted Unit 731 leaders immunity in exchange for their research data, keeping their crimes secret for decades.
- Cambridge professor Barak Kushner criticizes the U.S. for prioritizing national security over justice for Unit 731's atrocities.